Ethmia quadrillella
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| Ethmia quadrillella. Dorsal view | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ethmiinae |
| Genus: | Ethmia |
| Species: | E. quadrillella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze, 1783) | |
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Ethmia quadrillella is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae, subfamilyEthmiinae.
Subspecies
Three subspecies have been described:[2]
- E. q. quadrillela – northern populations
- E. q. canuisella (Millière, 1867) – southwestern populations (southern France, Italy)
- E. q. luctuosella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) – Asia Minor
Distribution
Habitat
This species mainly inhabits unmanaged meadows, hedge rows and rough grasslands.[3][4]
Description
The wingspan of the moth ranges from 15–19 mm.[5] The basic color of wings is white, with large black markings.
Biology
The flight time ranges from May to mid September in one or two generations. The host plants are comfrey (genus Symphytum), forget-me-not (genus Myosotis) [4] and lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis).[5] Larvae overwinter in a cocoon amongst leaf litter.[3]
Gallery
Larva
A piece of Symphytum officinale leaf eaten by larva
Mounted specimen
References
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- Ethmia quadrillella - NCBI Taxonomy Database
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- Ethmia quadrillella - Encyclopedia of Life
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